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Case No. 22-2060

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In the Interest of B.T. and L.T., Minor Children

County:
Buchanan

J.T., Father-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Father

R.J. Longmuir

Attorney for Appellee State

Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Kimberly S. Lange

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-2060
Date Published:
Mar 08, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buchanan County, Linnea M.N. Nicol, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J.  (3 pages)

            A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his two children.  OPINION HOLDS: On our de novo review of the record, we agree with the district court that the children could not be returned to the father’s custody.  The court appropriately terminated the father’s parental rights pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(h) (2022).   

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